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TRANSPORT

Flying-car maker adds vertical take-off, hybrid-electric model to planned line-up

US company Terrafugia, the developer of the Transition flying car, this week announced its new vision for “the future of personal transportation”. Building on its experience with the Transition programme – with production of this car/plane...

By: Irma Venter

07 May 13

FLYING CAR

Flying car completes first phase of its flight-test programme

The production prototype of Terrafugia’s Transition flying car has completed the first phase of its flight test programme.

By: Irma Venter

03 Aug 12

FLYING CAR

Flying car wraps up first phase of test programme

The production prototype of Terrafugia’s Transition flying car has completed the first phase of its flight test programme. Phase 1 flight testing, conducted at Plattsburgh International Airport, in Plattsburgh, New York, allowed Terrafugia to...

By: Irma Venter

16 Jul 12

AUTO INDUSTRY – 2

Street-legal airplane takes another step towards commercialisation

The Transition street-legal airplane is now a significant step closer to being a commercial reality, reports its US developer, Terrafugia; this as the production prototype of the Transition completed its first flight at Plattsburgh International...

By: Irma Venter

20 Apr 12

AUTO INDUSTRY

Production prototype of flying car completes first flight

The Transition street-legal airplane is now a significant step closer to becoming a commercial reality, reported its US developer, Terrafugia, this week; this as the production prototype of the Transition completed its first flight at Plattsburgh...

By: Irma Venter

04 Apr 12

FLYING CAR

Flying car developer pushes first delivery back to 2012

Terrafugia, the developer of the Transition roadworthy aircraft, or flying car, has moved its anticipated first vehicle delivery date back by a year, to late 2012. Terrafugia CEO Carl Dietrich writes in a letter to stakeholders that the company...

By: Irma Venter

17 Jun 11

FLY & DRIVE

Flying car company joins team to build helicopter-Humvee for US military

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a $65-million programme to develop a four-person vehicle capable of flying and driving. Terrafugia, the developer of the Transition Roadable Aircraft, or flying car, has...

By: Irma Venter

01 Dec 10

TECHNOLOGY

Flying car firm expects to begin low-volume production next year

Terrafugia, the developer of the Transition roadworthy aircraft, or flying car, is preparing for low-volume production in a new 1 775 m2 facility, in Woburn, in the US state of Massachusetts.

By: Irma Venter

22 Oct 10

TECHNOLOGY

Flying car developer sets up low-volume production facility

Terrafugia, the developer of the Transition roadworthy aircraft, or flying car, is preparing for low-volume production in a new 1 775 m2 facility, in Woburn, in the US state of Massachusetts. Terrafugia says low-volume production could begin late...

By: Irma Venter

07 Oct 10

Topics in these articles

Company	Country	Facility	Industry Term
Terrafugia Oshkosh AAI Corporation Textron	United States	Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Plattsburgh International Airport	Car Industry Car/plane Personal Transportation Plug-in Hybrid-electric Flying Car Manufacturing Tool-up Car Garage Improvised Explosive Devices Car Design Light Sports Aircraft Certification Flight Testing Low-volume Manufacturing Skilled Manufacturing Jobs Generation Flying Car Design
Person	Product	Province Or State	City
Carl Dietrich Anna Mracek Dietrich Phil Meteer	Transition Transition Flying Car Transition Roadworthy Aircraft Transition Roadable Aircraft	Massachusetts New York Texas	Plattsburgh
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